Remembering Robert Farquhar 1932-2015: NEAR Shoemaker, First Spacecraft to Land on an Asteroid

Video highlights from the mission operations center at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab during the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft’s landing on asteroid Eros in February 2001. Bob Farquhar served as NEAR mission director, leading the successful exploration of Eros and eventual landing on its surface, the first ever on an asteroid. Note: Video is in standard definition. MOC footage credit: NASA/JHUAPL